diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev.h b/include/linux/blkdev.h
index 95864b3ff298997aae7e78510417fa4f3d2bf148..d2a1b71e93c3eee9570e86513bdb2786d260699c 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev.h
@@ -412,8 +412,12 @@ struct request_queue
 
 static inline int queue_is_locked(struct request_queue *q)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	spinlock_t *lock = q->queue_lock;
 	return lock && spin_is_locked(lock);
+#else
+	return 1;
+#endif
 }
 
 static inline void queue_flag_set_unlocked(unsigned int flag,